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diff --git a/conf-update.1 b/conf-update.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7b79cd8 --- /dev/null +++ b/conf-update.1 @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +.TH "CONF-UPDATE" "1" "SEPTEMBER 2006" "conf-update" +.SH NAME +conf-update \- handle configuration file updates +.SH SYNOPSIS +\fBconf-update\fR [\fIpath1\fR] [\fIpath2\fR] [\fIpathN\fR] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I conf-update +is supposed to be run after merging a new package to see if +there are updates to the configuration files. If a new +configuration file will override an old one, +.I conf-update +will prompt the user for a decision. +.PP +If given one or more paths, \fIconf-update\fR will search them for config files +to update. If no arguments are given, +.I conf-update +will check all directories in the \fICONFIG_PROTECT\fR variable. All +config files found in \fICONFIG_PROTECT_MASK\fR will automatically be +updated for you by \fIconf-update\fR. +.PP +.I conf-update +supports the following actions: \fIreplacing\fR, \fIdeleting\fR, \fImerging\fR +interactively. To select a directory and all its config files, select it +and press the space bar. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +See \fB/etc/conf-update.conf\fR. +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +Please report bugs via http://bugs.gentoo.org/ +.SH AUTHORS +.nf +Simon Stelling <blubb@gentoo.org> +.fi +.SH "FILES" +.TP +.B /etc/conf-update.conf +Configuration settings for \fIconf-update\fR are stored here. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR make.conf (5) |